Hood latch



Aug. 30, 1932. L. BLACKMORE HOOD LATCH Filed Sept. 8. 1951 Patented Aug. 30, 1932 uNIrsnsTAr-Es PATENT OFFICE LLOYD BL'AoKMonn, or nn'rnorr, MICHIGAN, Assrenon r 'rnmvsrnnr MANUFACTUR- me COMPANY, or person, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or MICHIGAN HOOD LATCH 1 Application filed September pin and slot connection, the vhook engaging under a holding member secured to either the dashboard or the radiator shell. The move-.1

ment of the handle moves'the hook into or out of engagement with the member. A spring housed in the mounting member resiliently retains the parts in position, andprevents rattle. y 1

On the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side view of the hood of an automotive vehicle showingthe invention applied. a

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2- -2 of Figure 1. 1 I l v.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the'latch from inside the hood. r Figure dis an expanded view of the'latch parts,

indicates an automotive vehicle having a cowl 4', a radiator shell 6, a chassis 8 and a hood 10. enable it to be raised and lowered. The hood has the hood catches 14 at the lower sides thereof adjacent the cowl and the radiator shell. The particular novelty of the inven tion resides in the hood catches 1 1.

The hood catches 14 are mounted inside the hood by means of a mounting plate 16.

and ret ining plate 18, both of which are secured to the hood by means of rivets 20.

passing through openings 22 in the plates 16 and 18. The plate 16 has the integral tongues 24 which fit into notches 26 on the retaining plate 18 to aid in positioning the partsv The plate 18 has the rectangularly formed por: tion 28 in which there is adapted to slide the mounting member 30. The mounting member 30 is formed of a single piece of metal bent into rectangular shape and slid:

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 2 The hood has he hinges at 12 to I diator shell 6 and to the'dashboard.

8, i931. Serial no; 561,603.

able-in the rectangularly shaped port-ion28.

The mounting member 30 is hollow andlhas :hous'ed therein the coil spring 32 which is held therein by means of the bent-over lugs 34 atthe upper end and the pin 38 at the lower end; The pin 38 is slidable in slots 40 in the sides of the mounting member 30. The retaining plate 18 has the openings 42 in its sides for the reception of the ends of the pin 38. The spring 32 at all times urges the ing plate 18. The retaining'plate 18 has a slot/1d therein in which there rides the proection 46 pressed from the mounting member 30; I v

The plate 16 has a recess 48 formed at the mounting member 30 upwardly in the mount- 1 lower portion thereof in which there is received the shank 50 of an operating member 51 having the handle 52. The handle 52 extendsthr'ough an opening 54in the hood oted at 54 to the lower portion of the mounting member 30, the fork straddling the member 30. The operating member 51 has the tines or goose-neck extensions56 extending away from the pivot Minside the hood and provided with openings 58 at their ends.

The mounting member 30 has the foot 60 at its lower extremity provided with openings .62 at the toe portion thereof. A hook 64 has an opening 66 which mates with the opening 62 in the foot and receives a pivot pin 68. An arcuate. slot 70 having a fiat 71 atits u'pper extremity is provided in the liook6 ta nd a pin or roller 72 passes through the openings 58 in the extension 56 and is received in aslot 70. The slot 70 is not concentric with the pivot pin 68 but has a shape corresponding tothe path of travel ofthe pin 7 2; If desired, a cam surface may be'used instead .of the slot as the pin 72 is always in contact with the slot side adjacent the hood. The hook portion 7 1 of the hook 64: isjadapted to'engageunder the brackets or retaining members 7 6 secured to the ra- The operation of the device is 'asfollows: The full line position of'theipartsis'shown .in Figure 2. In this position, the-spring 32 and projects outwardly thereof as shown in Figure 2; The handle is forked and pivresiliently urges the mounting member 80 upward and as the operating parts are attached thereto, the spring will prevent rattle and will resiliently retain the parts in position. The end 'of the hook 64 at the flat 71 will be against the wall of the member 30. Any tendency for the hood to raise will be resisted by the engagement of theflat71withthe pin 72. The leverage is soarranged that for ordinary purposes, the hook member 64 will be unable to operate the handle to the dotted line position in Figure 2 principally because the pull exerted by the flat 71 against the pin 72 will be in line with the pivot 68. To raise the hood, the operator vraises the handle 52 which will cause the pin 72 to move downward .in the cam slot toward the pivot 68 and swing the latch member 64 from the full line position in Figure 2 to the dotted line. The hood may now be raised. When the hood is lowered, the operator presses the handle from the dotted line position in Figure 2 to the full line position again to latch the hood.

I claim:

1. In a latch for the hoods of vehicles, a securing member permanently mounted on a stationary part of the vehicle, an operating member pivotally connected to the hood on the inside thereof, a handle on said operating member extending outside the hood, a hook pivoted to the hood onthe inside thereof and interconnected with said operating member, said member and hook having independent pivots, said interconnection comprising a pin movable in a slot, the movement of said operating member moving the hook into or out of engagement with the securing member.

2. In a latch for the hoods of vehicles, a securing member'permanen'tly mounted on a stationary part of the vehicle, an operating member pivotally connected. to the hood, a handle on said operating member extending outside the hood, a hook pivoted to the hood and interconnected with the operating mem- 7 her, said interconnection comprising a pin on the member and an arcuate slot on the hook, said arcuate slot being eccentric with the pivot of the hook, the movement of said operating member moving the hook into or out of engagement with the securing member.

3. In latch for the hoods of vehicles, a

, securing member mounted on a stationary part of the vehicle, a slidable and resiliently mounted member, means on the inside of the hood for retaining said member, an operating member pivoted to said'slidable member inside the hood, a handle on said operating member extending voutside the hood, a hook pivoted to said slidable member and interconnected with said operating member, the movement of said operating member on itspivot actuating said hook to cause it'to engage or disengage said securing member.

4:. In a latch for the hoods of vehicles, a securing member mounted on a stationary part of the vehicle, a slidable and resiliently mounted member, means on the inside of the hood for retaining said member, an operating member pivoted to said slidable member inside the hood, a handle on said operating member extending outside the hood, a hook pivoted to said slidable member and interconnected with said operating member, said interconnection comprising a pin and slot, the movement of said operating member actuating said hook to cause it to engage or disengage said securing member.

5-. In a latch for the hoods of vehicles, a securing member mounted on a stationary part of the vehicle, a slidable and resiliently mounted member, means on the inside of the hood for retaining said member, an operat ing member pivoted to said slidable member inside the hood, a handle on said operating member extending outside the hood, a hook pivoted to said slidable member and interconnected with said operating member, said interconnection comprising a pin on the operating member and an arcuate slot on the hook, said arcuate slot being eccentric with the pivot of the hook, the movement of said operating member actuating said hook to cause it to engage or disengage said securing member.

6. In a latch for the hoods of vehicles, a holding member secured to a stationary part of the vehicle, means movably mounted on the hood adjacent the member, an operating member and a hook independently pivoted to said means and interconnected with each other, said hook capable of engagement with said holding member to retain the hood in latched position, said hook operable from said operating member, said hook having a flat portion at its place of connection with said operating member, said connection ineluding a pin to engage the flat portion to prevent disengagement of the hook from the holding member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LLOYD BLACKMORE. 

